China boosted trades with and investments in the countries covered by its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2018 amid a trade war between China and the US, according to the Chinese government.
The world’s second largest economy saw the total value of its trades with BRI countries increase to CNY 8.37trn ($1.24trn) last year, up 13.3% from the 2017 level, customs data showed.
